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DHS faces scrutiny over care

Children's Rights, however, contends the failure of DHS to protect children in its care has been well-documented for more than 10 years and the agency has neglected to fix the problems. In two of the last five years, Oklahoma had the worst rate in the nation of children being abused while in foster care, the lawsuit states. "This includes physical abuse, sexual abuse or extreme neglect inflicted on foster children by foster parents or staff at shelters or other facilities," the lawsuit said. Oklahoma also has a bad record of splitting up siblings in foster homes and psychologically damaging children by bouncing them around from one foster home or shelter to another, the lawsuit states. "Recent state data shows that 34 percent of foster children in Oklahoma had experienced four or more placements and 17 percent — approximately 1,700 children — had experienced six or more placements while in DHS custody," the lawsuit said.

Enzyme That Protects Against Intestinal Bacterial Toxin Identified

ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2008) — A persistent mystery in human medicine is how the lining of the small intestine, through which nutrients are absorbed, also prevents intestinal bacteria and their toxins from entering the bloodstream and causing serious infections. A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that a specific intestinal enzyme may be able to block the action of the bacterial toxin involved in the overwhelming infection known as sepsis. The findings, which will appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may also explain why patients recovering from serious injury are less likely to develop infections if they receive gastrointestinal nutrition.

Website Calculates Snacks To Help Kids Make Healthy Choices

Before letting your kids go to the movies or play video games, you probably check the rating to make sure it's appropriate for them. So why not do the same thing for the snacks they eat? It's estimated that 1 of every 3 children is now overweight in this country* and some experts say snacking on the wrong types of food is a big part of the problem. Now, making better snack choices is as easy as checking its rating.

Like most teens, 14 year old Danny Gwirtz has a hearty appetite, but he didn't always make healthy choices when it came time to eat.

"I always used to ask for unhealthy snacks instead of healthier ones," says Danny.

Today, Danny knows better. He's lost 20 pounds and is now testing out an innovative new website to help him keep it off.

Gap In Health Rates Between Socioeconomic Classes Unchanged, Study ...

ScienceDaily (Jan. 2, 2008) — Over the past century, the United States has witnessed historic advances in public health and medicine that have contributed to improved health and a significant increase in life expectancy for all socioeconomic groups. But despite 100 years of historic advances, University of Minnesota sociologists have found that the health gap between classes has not changed.

Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech ...

The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent. All over the internet, intelligent people who care about freedom are speaking out against this extremely dangerous law: Philip Giraldi at the Huffington Post, Declan McCullagh at CNET's News.com, Kathryn Smith at OpEdNews.com, and of course Alex Jones at PrisonPlanet.com

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in America.

From offshore to off chore

Outsourcing isn't just for Bell Canada anymore. Ten years after the trend began with multinationals outsourcing computer coding and customer service to India's cheap, well-educated workforce, small businesses are jumping on the bandwagon. Right on their heels are overburdened ordinary people farming out the minutia of their lives.

"I think a lot of the professional world is overwhelmed and has enough disposable income to spend to gain a few hours of their week back," says Jed Wood, 30, a Web entrepreneur who hired a remote personal assistant in India when he moved to Chicago last summer. The assistant screened 50 apartment listings on Craigslist and set up appointments for viewing.

Solae to Demonstrate On-Trend Culinary Solutions at International ...

ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - January 23, 2008) - With key trends signaling rising consumer demand for healthier foods, increasing ethnic variety and affordability, Solae will showcase insightful, innovative solutions from its platform of poultry and soy-based applications through a cooking demonstration to attendees at the International Poultry Expo (IPE) in Atlanta today.

Presented at the Poultry and Plate magazines' booth, the experiential demonstration highlights how processors can deliver on these trends with items containing a combination of high-quality proteins from soy and chicken. Recipe samples will include: a Southwest Chipotle Chicken Burger; Mini Mediterranean Chicken Kebabs; and Thai Lettuce Wraps.

"Trends continue to emphasize consumers' desire to improve the nutrition of their daily diet," said Charlie Ross, Solae director of North America Marketing.

Does Alan Greenspan Deserve Credit For The Dot Com Bubble Too?

Over the last few months, there's been an increasing finger of blame pointed at Alan Greenspan, suggesting that his policies while running the Fed created the housing bubble which recently burst. However, others are going even further. A new book is suggesting not only is Greenspan responsible for the housing bubble, but he should take credit for the dot com bubble as well. While the book suggests this in a negative manner, as we've pointed out for years, bubbles aren't necessarily a bad thing -- except for the people who got swept up in the hype and invested at the wrong time. Historically, bubbles tend to act as a great driver of innovation by getting a lot of innovative ideas thrown against the wall quickly to see what sticks. While bursting bubbles tend to be painful, the "good" things that come out of them tend to be quite important.